NATAL. ABC defeats Vila Nova 3-1. ABC got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Rafael Donato (14′) and Thonny Anderson (42′). Vila Nova tried to recover with a goal from Rafael Donato (79′). However, the encounter was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by Thonny Anderson for ABC. Vila Nova lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estádio Maria Lamas Farache stadium in Natal on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz who was helped by Luiz Claudio Regazzone and Carlos Henrique Alves de Lima Filho. The 4th official was Bruno Mota Correia. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.4 degrees Celsius or 86.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Vila Nova had a superior ball possession 60% while ABC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vila Nova had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, ABC managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
ABC shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vila Nova shot 20 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
ABC received 6 yellow cards (Randerson de Sousa Almeida, Romário, Ramon, Thonny Anderson, Nathan Melo and Michael). Talking about the opposition, Vila Nova received 3 yellow cards (Cristiano, Lourenço and Rafael Donato).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, ABC will have 28 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Vila Nova will stay with 61 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
ABC – Formation
ABC
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42', 90'ABC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Argélico Fuchs decided to play with the following team: Habraão, Michael , Alex Silva , Geovane , Jhonnathan , Romário , Randerson de Sousa Almeida , Ramon , Nathan Melo , Welliton , Wallyson and Matheus Anjos .
The home team had on the bench: Gedeílson , Jefinho, Yuri Raimundo Barreto Gomes, Gustavo Daniel , Matheus Refundini, Anderson and Thonny Anderson.
ABC could not rely on the presence of Thonny Anderson (injured) and Anderson (injured).
Substitutions
ABC made 4 changes: Matheus Anjos for Thonny Anderson (9′), Welliton for Anderson (65′), Nathan Melo for Gedeílson (78′) and Nathan Melo for Gustavo Daniel (78′).
Player of the match: Jhonnathan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for ABC was Jhonnathan even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Vila Nova – Formation
Vila Nova
Vila Nova started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luiz Carlos Cirne Lima de Lorenzi played with: Dênis Júnior , Marcelinho , Rafael Donato , Doma , Rodrigo Gelado , Ronald , Lourenço , Cristiano , Juan Christian , Neto Pessoa , Caio Dantas .
These were the players on the bench: Vanderlei, Jean Pierre, Marlone, Ralf, Léo Duarte, Sousa, Diego Renan , Luciano Naninho, Everton Brito , Romarinho, João Lucas and Henrique Almeida .
Vila Nova could not rely on the presence of Henrique Almeida (injured) and Diego Renan (injured).
Substitutions
Vila Nova made 4 changes: Rodrigo Gelado for João Lucas Vilela de Sousa (46′), Ronald for Everton Brito (59′), Neto Pessoa for Henrique Almeida (59′) and Marcelinho for Diego Renan (46′).
Player of the match: Rafael Donato
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vila Nova was Rafael Donato.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Atlético GO – Guarani – 3-0
- ABC – Vila Nova – 3-1
- Tombense – Mirassol – 0-1
- Chapecoense – Vitória – 3-1
- Ceará – Juventude – 1-3
- Sport Recife – Sampaio Corrêa – 4-1
- Novorizontino – Criciúma – 2-0
- Botafogo SP – Londrina – 0-1
- Avaí – Ituano – 0-0
- Ponte Preta – CRB – 3-0
